Ruapehu crater lake / Te Wai ā-moe is at its lowest temperature in more than 50 years. GNS Science said the volcanic alert remained at level one on its five-level scale, with an eruption unlikely ...

The eruption started overnight. There is no immediate report of casualties. The 12,300-foot (3,763-meter) high volcano is one of the most active in Central America. It last erupted in June 2023.

Along with the shock Whakaari eruption that claimed the lives of 22 people, the team also drew on observations from Ruapehu’s 2007 eruption and Tongariro’s first-in-a-century blow in 2012.

They found these eruption warning signals follow repeatable ... says active volcanoes, such as Whakaari, Ruapehu, and Tongariro in Aotearoa New Zealand, are unpredictable and sometimes hazardous ...

The Whanganui and Rangitīkei district councils have already signalled their preference for the model, with Ruapehu council staff to recommend following suit at a meeting on Wednesday, February 26.